Chapter 1
Martial Law:
Derailing From International
Human Rights Trends
I. Freedom of Speech and the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
II. “Limited Democracy” and the Fight
of Free China
III. The Legacy and Resurgence of
Tangwai Magazines
March 18–26, 1980 Kaohsiung Incident Military Court Trial. The first public insurrection trial in Taiwan. Aside from
Lin Yi-hsiung, who was arranging the funerals for his mother and two young daughters, the remaining 7 defendants
were (from the left) Chang Chun-hung, Huang Hsin-chieh, Chen Chu, Yao Chia-wen, Shih Ming-teh, Annette Lu,
and Lin Hung-hsuan. Courtesy of: Central News Agency